Community Development Office:
-Increase building permit fees to match those of peer cities
-Add site plan review fee
-Increase plumbing permit fee from $1 to $6 per fixture
-Raise rental registration from $18 to $22 per unit

Police Department
-Steps already taken by Chief Barker:
-Reduced K-9 units to one
-Required special event sponsors to use volunteers rather that officers
-Reduced the number of hours for special details
-Reduced overtime by reducing travel time for training by adding “Distance Learning” to training room
-Reduced overtime by restricting hold-over report writing to arrests and late calls
-Reduced overtime by hiring retired officers as part-time evidence room custodian
-Staffing requirement was reduced from 4 to 3 on C Watch
-SRT training has been reduced

Other recommendations to PD:
-Amendments to Code re. traffic and other violations
-Lower authorized number of certified officers by three to 24
-Would force 8 hour shifts, which would gradually mitigate OT
-Reduce investigation sergeant position through attrition
-Could force reduction in hours of School Resource Officer

Other recommendations to FD:
-Reduce secretary position to 20 hours per week
-Partner with Lifeguard Ambulance, housing them in Fire Station and providing EMT ambulance driver for hourly pay
-Subtract loss of Midwest Transport rent for fire station No. 2